Women's ODI World Cup 2025: Discussion thread

[JaDed]

Never thought I would see such huge crowds for Indian women's game, hopefully the economy keeps getting better!

 

[Savak]

These are the type of wins and games which spikes fans interest in the game. The fandom for Indians Female Cricketers will only go up with these wins.

 

[BreadPakoda]

What a win! Amazing amazing!
Hats off to the women in blue!

 

[OldWarHorse]

Oz women lost because of WPL contracts. We are destroying the game

 

[deep82]

Stunning & Absolutely breathtaking!!!!!

This should usher the new era in Indian Women Cricket. More girls will pick up the bat & ball now. WPL will further empower them.

 

[JaDed]

But good things is we are now facing South Africa and they will have same pressure like india Plus choking history

Bring it on

They are very good and consistent team we need to be at our best

 

[JaDed]

Stunning & Absolutely breathtaking!!!!!

This should usher the new era in Indian Women Cricket. More girls will pick up the bat & ball now. WPL will further empower them.

This is their third final… 2005,2017,2025.. but yes it feels different this time due to consistency

 

[saimayubera]

This is their third final… 2005,2017,2025.. but yes it feels different this time due to consistency

Still need lower middle order batting with some good ARs.

Batting order has lengthened but need a few more.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Can’t believe bengali woman had that strength!

Jhulan Goswami was Bengali?

 

[Devadwal]

The Indian women's team has narrowed the gap between India and the SENA countries, and this will inspire other teams to do the same. This is a great thing for women's cricket.

Fielding & Running between wicket is what we needs to be improved .

 

[JaDed]

Jhulan Goswami was Bengali?

Yes but it was her height..

 

[AZulfi]

Clinical and brilliant run chase by India. Congrats on reaching the final

Australian bowling looked average today. Fielding and catching was below par

 

[Rajdeep]

Wow proud of the girls. What a win!!!

Acche din aa gaye mitron @Rajdeep @Devadwal

Though I dont follow women's cricket but this is a great achievement none the less.

 

[dravidthewall]

Can we have a match fixing conspiracy guys? Anyone?

Healys face says it all....no fixing

 

[Josh]

Never thought I would see such huge crowds for Indian women's game, hopefully the economy keeps getting better!

The crowd was amazing today. Fantastic venue for knockouts

 

[charlie007]

Clinical and brilliant run chase by India. Congrats on reaching the final

Australian bowling looked average today. Fielding and catching was below par

Australia caught poorly but their ground fielding was top notch.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Highest successful WODI chase ever and it happens in a World Cup semifinal.

Bish correctly called it the greatest chase ever in women's ODI cricket.

Incredible.

 

[Savak]

Pakistani male and female cricketers, they dont win and they have the audacity to make big demands in comparison. Win first and they demand.

 

[Josh]

Clinical and brilliant run chase by India. Congrats on reaching the final

Australian bowling looked average today. Fielding and catching was below par

Disagree! Except for the catch drop, ground fielding was very good from Australia women.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Brilliant win for Indian girls. Lets hope they lift the cup too.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Can’t believe bengali woman had that strength!

Jhulan Goswami was also a big hitter.

 

[hur rizvi]

What a great effort from Indian women team.

Congratulations!!

 

[chakdeindian]

What a win by Indian women team..!! Goosebumps watching India win against mighty Aussies..!! Im sure even the People from Pak in this forum except few oppressive minded ones will appreciate this performance..

 

[saimayubera]

Reminder - there will be TWO Olympic medals in cricket from 2028 onwards.

 

[LegendAli]

Unreal stuff, could never imagine Pak's Women team chasing down that score in any game let alone an ICC World Cup Semi Final.

 

[harshjoshi87]

The Indian women's team has narrowed the gap between India and the SENA countries, and this will inspire other teams to do the same. This is a great thing for women's cricket.

Fielding & Running between wicket is what we needs to be improved .

And bowling too, Shreyanka Patil a leg spinner who did well in WPL should have been in the Indian team for this World Cup.

 

[harshjoshi87]

Reminder - there will be TWO Olympic medals in cricket from 2028 onwards.

iirc India already won a silver in 2022 Commonwealth games.

 

[chakdeindian]

Unreal stuff, could never imagine Pak's Women team chasing down that score in any game let alone an ICC World Cup Semi Final.

Even mens team also..

 

[saimayubera]

iirc India already won a silver in 2022 Commonwealth games.

Yeah but they can become a gold contender.

 

[AZulfi]

It is also good for the game that there will be a new women’s champion on Sunday

India will not get a better chance than this. Facing RSA is much better than facing Australia or England in the final. South Africa are good but their batting is very collapsable.(69 and 97 all out vs England and Australia respectively in the league matches)

Australia: champions X 7
England 4
New Zealand 1

Which team will join them on Sunday?

 

[AZulfi]

Australia caught poorly but their ground fielding was top notch.

Agreed. Out fielding was brilliant but Aussies let thru some 4s in midfield that you expect them to stop.

 

[Devadwal]

SA vs Aus final. Aus will steamroll their way to another title. I feel sorry for Indian fans who are pouring so much money into womens cricket only to see them return home empty handed again in a home WC.

Talk nah. Now where are you hiding?

 

[nish_mate]

Surely they cant bottle this now.

Shouldn't it be a smiley....bottler coca cola would be proud of

 

[Devadwal]

nobody cares... please mention a single guy who said that pakistan women will do well????

Move on bruh... watch your team getting knockout at the hands of Australia yet again .

Have you watched the match? India knockout Australia by chasing a record total.

Anyway I'll take care of you in the morning.

 

[Devadwal]

Australia are looking good to win the whole tournament undefeated.

This is where Australia knockout from the tournament.

 

[bunda_bindaas]

This is the first time I've watched Indian Women's cricket, although I knew a few names from earlier, but man, this has to rank as one of the peak moments for any Indian cricket fan.

And all those emotions at the end -- after 3 gut-wrenching losses, it makes it even more sweet.

Absolutely chuffed to see the girls cross the finishing line. Absolutely chuffed to see the crowd support.

In Martin Scorsese's immortal words -- ABSOLUTE CINEMA!

 

[bunda_bindaas]

To be honest, I had given up after Australia scored 338. I didn't think they'd get anywhere close.

Started watching the match after Jemima and Harmanpreet got going. Stopped watching after Harmanpreet got out.

Checked the score again and saw 20 required off 17!

I left everything and watched the end -- and all that outpouring of emotions. Just magical!

 

[charlie007]

Agreed. Out fielding was brilliant but Aussies let thru some 4s in midfield that you expect them to stop.

Yeah, but that’s expected - they’re not superhuman, just exceptionally talented. They’re so much better than other teams on most occasions including India who have let themselves down far more frequently including in today’s game.

 

[bunda_bindaas]

The power that some of the women cricketers wield is also amazing to see. Harmanpreet's sixes are usually 80m+

Smriti is another power hitter and so is Richa Ghosh.

Pratika Rawal is one of the most aesthetically pleasing batters to watch, either side of the gender divide.

And, of course, Jemima who looks so tiny, so petite, and yet has a SR of 150+ in the final 20 overs.

Amazing talent, as is usual from India, when it comes to batting.

 

[Sachin fan]

A couple of these indian players look like men. I hope there isn't any gender-fudging.

Very classy like always. As soon as women come into the equation some incels cannot look beyond looks and other superficial aspects.

Incels gonna incel I guess

 

[Sachin fan]

Mandana another failure in an important game, insane!

So the do or die matches against NZ wasn't important?

Whats insane is the mental gymnastics some people do to attack our best player. Reminds me of how Sachin was taken for granted, anytime he performed, match was not important

 

[RexRex]

Very classy like always. As soon as women come into the equation some incels cannot look beyond looks and other superficial aspects.

Incels gonna incel I guess

Why so woke, Sachin ?

 

[Sachin fan]

Why so woke, Sachin ?

Yep, was waiting for the incel terminology to come out. Apparently being a decent human being and not a sexist, misogynist, pig is being "woke". As I said, incels gonna incel.

And then we wonder why india is constantly ranked as one of the most unsafe for women and why women players get molested.

This objectification of women is in the blood and DNA of many.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Yep, was waiting for the incel terminology to come out. Apparently being a decent human being and not a sexist, misogynist, pig is being "woke". As I said, incels gonna incel.

And then we wonder why india is constantly ranked as one of the most unsafe for women and why women players get molested.

This objectification of women is in the blood of many.

Not sure what fun they derive in mocking women identity. If someone has boy-cut they have to be men. There is no limit to dumbness.

 

[RexRex]

Yep, was waiting for the incel terminology to come out. Apparently being a decent human being and not a sexist, misogynist, pig is being "woke". As I said, incels gonna incel.

And then we wonder why india is constantly ranked as one of the most unsafe for women and why women players get molested.

This objectification of women is in the blood and DNA of many.

It was a one-off observation. If I had repeatedly kept talking about their appearances, maybe you might have a case.

Enjoy the victory instead of virtue-signalling on here, u weirdo.

 

[sweep_shot]

It is also good for the game that there will be a new women’s champion on Sunday

India will not get a better chance than this. Facing RSA is much better than facing Australia or England in the final. South Africa are good but their batting is very collapsable.(69 and 97 all out vs England and Australia respectively in the league matches)

Australia: champions X 7
England 4
New Zealand 1

Which team will join them on Sunday?

I think India have the momentum after beating Aussies.

Also, India are the home team.

So, maybe India are favorites this time.

 

[RexRex]

Not sure what fun they derive in mocking women identity.

Who is 'they' ?

 

[Sachin fan]

It was a one-off observation. If I had repeatedly kept talking about their appearances, maybe you might have a case.

Enjoy the victory instead of virtue-signalling on here, u weirdo.

Yep, virtue signalling, another incel terminology they use. You use incel terminology in every single post but apparently it's a one time thing. Sure buddy.

 

[Sachin fan]

Not sure what fun they derive in mocking women identity. If someone has boy-cut they have to be men. There is no limit to dumbness.

On the day we achieved our biggest world cup victory, the women are being body shamed. That's the mentality of our country

And there are many offenders in prison who swear they are never like that and it was a one time "mistake".

India constantly ranks among top 3 among the most unsafe country in the world for women. But point out that objectifying women is wrong and leads to this and you are virtue signalling apparently..

And it's not just india, it's entire south east asia with this mentality. Some of the posts about women cricket online and here is genuinely disgusting.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Who is 'they' ?

Anyone calling them men. Why do we even focus on that?

 

[RexRex]

Anyone calling them men. Why do we even focus on that?

Who is focussing on it ? It was one comment of around 800 comments on this thread.

 

[RexRex]

On the day we achieved our biggest world cup victory, the women are being body shamed. That's the mentality of our country

And there are many offenders in prison who swear they are never like that and it was a one time "mistake".

India constantly ranks among top 3 among the most unsafe country in the world for women. But point out that objectifying women is wrong and leads to this and you are virtue signalling apparently..

And it's not just india, it's entire south east asia with this mentality. Some of the posts about women cricket online and here is genuinely disgusting.

^ He got all this from one comment. What a complete loon.